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Josh, 44, is from Fort Smith, Arkansas, but moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, at the age of nine. He has called the Tulsa/Bartlesville area home ever since. Josh is a Welding Instructor at Tulsa Welding School. He usually teaches 120, which is the Advanced Pipe Welding phase of the Professional Welder program. Thanks for your time, […]

Chris, 33, from Baroda, Michigan, is a Senior Welding Instructor at Tulsa Welding School, Jacksonville campus. Chris, a TWS Jacksonville graduate, has been with TWS for five and a half years. Thanks for your time, Chris. When did you start welding? I attended Tulsa Welding School in 2007 and started my career in 2008. My […]

Jesse, 38, originally from Modesto, California, has lived in eastern Oklahoma since 2000. Jesse is a Welding Instructor at Tulsa Welding School and has been with the school for almost seven years. The first five years he taught at the Houston campus. Jesse is a Tulsa Welding School graduate; he graduated back in 2010. Thanks […]

Devin, 34, from Reno, Nevada, graduated the Professional Welder program at TWS in late April 2022. We spoke with him just a couple of days later. Devin graduated “Top Welder” and won a welding machine! Thanks for your time, Devin. At 34, what did you do before you came to welding school? I actually did […]

Brandon, 43, from Bay City, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in December 2021. Thanks for your time, Brandon. In your early 40s, was coming to welding school a career change? Yes, it was. I was doing something completely different. I was cooking, I was working […]

Noah, 25, is from Ocala, Florida. He graduated from the seven-month Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in February 2022. Thanks for your time, Noah. Tell us about your journey to Tulsa Welding School. I actually went to prison when I was 16. I made a bad choice; it was for burglary. […]

Allison, 27, from Houston, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in January 2022. Thanks for your time, Allison. What did you do before Tulsa Welding School? At 19 years old, I was bartending. So, how did you get into welding? I was really into cars and […]